Peterborough Man Charged After Refusing to Leave Residence and Shoves Officer Into Mailboxes

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A 49-year-old Peterborough man is facing charges after an incident early Thursday morning.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

At roughly 12:15 a.m., there were reports of an unwanted male who did not live there refusing to leave. Officers located the man in the building and while trying to escort him out, the man he resisted and shoved one of the officers into a bank of mailboxes. The man continued to resist and an officer deployed their Conducted Energy Weapon to take the man into custody.

The man was arrested and charged with:

  • Assault a Peace Officer

  • Fail to Comply with Probation Order

The accused is currently bound by a probation order with the following condition to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. 

The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court Friday.

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